Church and State
Religious Liberty 2010 – A Year in Review
By Jason Hines – 2010 has been an interesting year in the area of church-state relations, both at…
Action Needed
Arizona SB 1062 is a Bad Idea and Should Be Vetoed!
Arizona Bill SB 1062 is on Governor Jan Brewer's desk where she is expected to sign it, veto…
Employment Law
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Workplace Religious Accommodation Cases
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would not be hearing two major workplace religious accommodation cases.
Church and State
Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor’s rulings on religious issues
University of Toledo law professor Howard M. Friedman has compiled a list of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's rulings on…
Current Events
New York City ‘Workplace Religious Freedom Act’ Clarifies Religious Accommodation Requirements for Employers
On August 30, 2011, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed the “Workplace Religious Freedom Act” (Int. 632-A)…
Church and State
Trump’s troubling evasion of basic religious liberty questions
Donald Trump evades questions about whether employers should have right to discriminate on basis of religion and the…
Education
Oregon Legislature Ends Ban on Teachers Wearing Religious Dress – Goes to Governor for Signature
EXCERPT from OregonLive.com (link below): Oregon’s longstanding ban on teachers wearing head scarves or other religious dress is…
Employment Law
Justices hint interest in revisiting Title VII religious accommodation while declining to hear football coach prayer case
It is debatable whether a claim by a public school football coach that he is compelled by religious…
Church and State
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty – Supreme Court to Hear Religious Hiring Case
This case involving the ministerial exemotion from employment discrimination statutes could have huge implications for churches and denominations.
Constitution
Hobby Lobby Case: How Will the Court Decide?
By Michael Peabody - On March 25, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby…